Total Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ballards Hill area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 352 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ballards Hill (TN17 1JS) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Rural Tunbridge Wells average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome | |
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